U18 World League

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Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) Gil Motta made the kick off and thus started the match. After a rather tough play, Turbo Kame Corp's Ximo Zafrilla got a free kick in the 5th minute. The supporters of Turbo Kame Corp booed when Vasco FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michel Proença didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 23rd minute, Ximo Zafrilla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 26 minutes Turbo Kame Corp's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Marquinhos Schmidt who took care of the corner kick. When Carlos Ponte came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Turbo Kame Corp fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Carlos Ponte couldn't finish the play. Carlos Ponte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jairo Tinoco's late challenge caught a Turbo Kame Corp's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jairo Tinoco helped the player get up and apologised. Jairo Tinoco hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. A collision led to Turbo Kame Corp getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Cristos Navarro hit a great ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Iyan Puyol made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Vasco FC's goalkeeper Wellington Barbosa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carlos Ponte. Michel Proença charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Michel Proença the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. If Gil Motta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gil Motta hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. A collision led to Vasco FC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. César de Godoi hit a great ball. José Barro struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Wellington Barbosa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Turbo Kame Corp. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlos Ponte got free with Wellington Barbosa in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 68th minute Gil Motta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florian Cuevas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 71st minute Marquinhos Schmidt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florian Cuevas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Vasco FC booed when Turbo Kame Corp was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristos Navarro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 77th minute, Iyan Puyol got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 78 minutes into the match, Carlos Ponte dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Wellington Barbosa, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Ponte in the 84th minute of play forced Vasco FC's goalkeeper Wellington Barbosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Michel Proença hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. After having played for 95 minutes, Michel Proença managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vasco FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Michel Proença was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Vasco FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Turbo Kame Corp's performance. The match ended with a win for Turbo Kame Corp.